Regular candles don’t burn all that long so alternatives should be considered for prolonged situations when there is no power.
You can build your own candles very cheap that take up comparatively less space and burn longer than store bought candles.
Cheap 100 Hour Emergency Candles
You can go to any Walmart or Safeway in the western US and buy tall, glass-enclosed Mexican votive candles for 99ยข that will burn for several days.
Cool idea
chances are walmart will be sold out in an emergency- several days a little at a time {won’t last that long if continuosly burned for need} i’ve used candles in a coffee can for a heat and light source when winter camping in the back of my pickup. {once it’s warmed up you extinguish it and crawl into a sleeping bag until morning
Kelly Stratton Ragland
Like to try
I thought this was a political action page? My mistake…
I wonder if they smoke very much ?
she didn’t do anything with the oil ??
Rayvin Lawrence
SaberTooth says:
“Great idea for 100 hour candle after you fill them you can put them in a pot hot water to help fill in all the gaps and then let cool off that can give more time if you put more shorting in each jar”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/cheap-100-hour-emergency-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-480791